Remodeling your home can be exciting, and there are numerous styles for you to choose from. The distressed shabby chic style is one of the most coveted appearance people look for nowadays. Not only is this style of furniture popular, but it also looks really great in contemporary homes.
The shabby styled furniture adds additional comfort and life to your home. While also looking unique and individual at the same time, furniture in this style gels equally well with the older pieces of furniture that you might have, giving everything a fresh look, unfortunately many of the pieces are veyr expensive. You can easily distress furniture in a shabby chic style yourself and save hundreds while having fun.
How to distress furniture shabby chic style
The ideal shabby chic designed furniture must be distressed painted and essentially have a time worn appearance. Soft pastels and whites make an elegant collection. Natural wood or dark colors are avoided during these, and the use of soft colors highlights the lines and details of the furniture.
Even if you don’t have old furniture, you could simply use the new ones and then give them the desired look by distressing them yourself. A paint treatment is enough to age their appearances. The process also involves sanding down the edges of the furniture to make them look worn and shabby. Furthermore, if you decide on adding handles of old styles to these, you desk or chest will instantly have a vintage appeal.
The Steps to Distressing
To distress furniture shabby chic style, you will need some chocolate brown latex paint, ivory acrylic craft paint, a normal painting brush, a foam brush, some fine grit sandpaper and clear shellac. Outlined below are the steps that will help you achieve your desired style.
• Start with painting the furniture with the chocolate brown paint. Once completely done, allow the furniture to dry undisturbed for a night.
• After the coat of paint has dried, use the ivory acrylic craft paint to paint the furniture again. Make use of the foam brush for this. Give your furniture another two hours to let the paint settle in and dry.
• Next, use the fine grit sandpaper to sand the edges. Put the main focus on the edges, the corners and on any other part of it that would undergo a lot of tear, for example, the area around the handles. However, when doing so, try sanding down only the brown paint. If required, you may also sand down the wood on the corners of the furniture. Leave the furniture overnight.
• Using a brush, paint your furniture with clear shellac. Before applying, however, be certain to read the manufacturer’s instructions. Also allow your furniture to dry completely before you put it to use.
